Colliu la rosa de dia i de nit el gessamí; el gessamí en una tanca, la rosa al mig del jardí. Lleument, dolçament gronxada, la rosa mor en un sí; el gessamí, quan l’amada s’ajeu, pàl.lida, a dormir, el té viu, sense saber-ho, dins el seu cabell diví. La rosa fa enamorar-se i el gessamí defallir.
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Authorship:
- by Josep Carner i Puigoriol (1884 - 1970) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Eduard Toldrà Soler (1895 - 1962), "El gessamí i la rosa", 1925 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Manuel Valls i Gorina (1920 - 1984), "El gessamí i la rosa" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Salvador Pila) , "The jasmine and the rose", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Salvador Pila [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2014-06-09
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